Modification of female and male social behaviors in estrogen receptor beta knockout mice by neonatal maternal separation

Modification of female and male social behaviors in estrogen receptor beta knockout mice by neonatal maternal separation

Maternal separation (MS) is an animal model mimicking the effects of early life stress on the development of emotional and social behaviors. Recent studies revealed that MS stress increased social anxiety levels in female mice and reduced peri-pubertal aggression in male mice. Estrogen receptor (ER)...

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Main Authors: Mumeko C Tsuda, Naoko eYamaguchi, Mariko eNakata, Sonoko eOgawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
Subjects:
Aggression
Anxiety
adolescence
stress
sex differences
social anxiety
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnins.2014.00274/full

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